OSU Men's Basketball: Top 5 showdown

Overcoming rebounds will be key for Buckeyes

3:15 AM,
Jan. 7, 2014

Michigan State's Gary Harris takes the ball to the basket in the first half against Indiana Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State won 73-56 and Harris scored 26 points in the game to set up a top five showdown Tuesday night against Ohio State.

Written by

Rob McCurdy
CentralOhio.com

The No. 3 Buckeyes have a world-class defense, and their offense is one of the best in the Big Ten in terms of efficiency.

However, there appears to be an Achilles heel for Ohio State this season - rebounding.

The Buckeyes are ninth in the conference in rebounding margin at just plus-2.3 and spent much of Saturday against Nebraska trailing the worst rebounding team in the league by a half-dozen before ending at plus-1. ...